The province with most ANC members is a stronghold for the ousted President and voted strongly against the incumbent, Anyone who thought ex-President Jacob Zuma was a spent force within the ruling African National Congress had a rude awakening at the ninth Kwazulu-Natal elective conference on 22-24 July when his supporters swept the board of regional leadership posts. It was a humiliation for President Cyril Ramaphosa which damaged his chances of winning a second term as president.